Cecil Magpuri’s Florida-based entertainment design firm, Falcon’s Beyond Global, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2020. The company is a fully integrated development enterprise for IP-driven parks, resorts, media and merchandise.
Magpuri set up what was then Falcon’s Treehouse in 2000 together with his wife Marty Magpuri and Yvette Whittaker, who serves as chief corporate officer.
Previously with Universal Orlando, Magpuri left the resort operator after launching Twister…Ride It Out at Universal Studios. Early projects under the Falcon’s banner included Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The Ride at Alton Towers and Dragon’s Treasure at Macau’s City of Dreams. From SeaWorld to IMG Worlds of Adventure, Lotte World and Atlantis Santa, many high profile projects followed.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, Falcon’s did not face a single staff layoff and the company remains busy. This, says a colleague, “is all due to the leadership capabilities of Cecil during such uncharted waters”. The firm is joining forces with Meliá Hotels International to plan and develop Katmandu, a world-class theme park in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.